In molecular biology, a carbohydrate-binding module (CBM) is a protein domain found in carbohydrate-active enzymes (for example glycoside hydrolases). The majority of these domains have carbohydrate-binding activity. Some of these domains are found on cellulosomalscaffoldin proteins. CBMs were previously known as cellulose-binding domains.[1] CBMs are classified into numerous families, based on amino acid sequence similarity. There are currently (June 2011) 64 families of CBM in the CAZy database.[2]
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^Jamal S, Nurizzo D, Boraston AB, Davies GJ (May 2004). "X-ray crystal structure of a non-crystalline cellulose-specific carbohydrate-binding module: CBM28". J. Mol. Biol. 339 (2): 253–8. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2004.03.069. PMID15136030.
^Roske Y, Sunna A, Pfeil W, Heinemann U (July 2004). "High-resolution crystal structures of Caldicellulosiruptor strain Rt8B.4 carbohydrate-binding module CBM27-1 and its complex with mannohexaose". J. Mol. Biol. 340 (3): 543–54. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2004.04.072. PMID15210353.